Found in New Guinea in lowland montane forests at elevations of 250 meters as a medium to large sized, hot growing terrestrial with a slender sparsely branched to not, rigid stems enveloped almost completely by imbricate clasping, striate veined leaf sheaths and each carrying erect-patent to patent, elliptic, acuminate, narrowing towards the base glabrous, seven veined leaves that blooms in the fall on a terminal, densely several flowered, flexuose, .6 to 1" [1.5 to 2.5 cm] long inflorescence with a few small lanceolate scales and patent, lanceolate, acute, often longer than the lower flowers floral bracts and carrying non-resupinate flowers.